Patient insurance
The Patient Injury Act gives patients the opportunity for financial compensation for injuries in the care. Caregivers are required to have a patient insurance that covers the responsibility that a healthcare provider can incur.
Patient insurance at Moderna försäkringar
Uppsala University is protected by a patient insurance at Moderna Försäkringar, signed via the National Board of Health and Welfare.
The patient insurance applies to the caring activities at Uppsala University. All healthcare activities at Uppsala University are covered by the insurance.
Patient insurance in connection with clinical research studies
It is common for many clinical research studies to be conducted in collaboration with other actors, such as the Academic Hospital and the County Council.
For healthcare provided by the County Council / region Uppsala, a patient insurance policy applies to LÖF (the County Council's Mutual Insurance Company). In order for LÖF's insurance commitment to apply, the requirements are that:
- the health and medical care included in the research study is conducted by the county council / region (by conducted means that the health and medical care included in the research study must be carried out by personnel covered by Chapter 1, section 4 of the Patient Safety Act, within the framework of his / her employment), and that
- the patient has provided a written so called informed consent agreement for their participation in the research.
In research in collaboration with other actors, it is of great importance that the distribution of the responsibility issue is clearly stated in the agreements. If there is uncertainty as to which insurance applies to a particular form of employment (eg double employment or different forms of financing), this must be investigated by the respective insurance company.
Injury Report
In case of damage, the Security and Safety Department must be contacted. This is preferably done by emailing sakerhet@uu.se. Here the patient insurance and any claims for damages are administered. You can also contact them if you have any questions regarding this.
Contact information Insurance company
Modern Insurances, corporate damage@modernaforsakringar.se, 0200-212 120
LÖF (The County Council's Mutual Insurance Company), info@lof.se, 08-551 010 00
Contact
- Security and safety division
- security@uu.se